Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People encourages readers to walk more in their everyday lives and to consider long-distance walking. The heart of the book is first-hand descriptions of 30 of the great long-distance trails on six continents.

Walks of a Lifetime: Extraordinary Hikes from Around the World offers first-hand descriptions of 30 more great long-distance trails and multi-day hikes. Trail descriptions are interspersed with 30 short essays on the many dimensions of walking.